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Therein lies another major problem: Carrying out extensive surveys on animals that have learned to hide from humans isn't cheap. Though the conservation movement in Vietnam isn't exactly red-hot, scientists don't have the cold hard cash to fund one either. Local conservation groups can't afford to commit the time and staff needed for intensive inspections of far-flung forest nooks where a few dozen nocturnal tree-dwelling creatures might be hanging out. And in many primate conservation hot spots around the world - mostly developing countries with limited resources - the health and safety of humans naturally...
...have their jobs, I have my job, and you just have to trust each other when it comes down to situations like that,” Richter said. Richter has served as an effective barricade due in part to his precise preparation. Each week, he tries to anticipate the movement of each player charging at his net. “We do a lot of research on the other team and on what they do for their power plays,” Richter said, “so I try to keep a mental note of what guys...
Human rights campaigners in Kenya have accused police of carrying out hundreds of extrajudicial executions during an operation against the Mungiki criminal sect. A shadowy and fractured quasi-religious movement, the Mungiki were blamed for a string of grisly murders earlier this year...
...promoting their own spin on the necessity of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. While the elevated publicity these famous faces bring to this serious issue is beneficial, a great majority of these stars do not live by the standards they promote. Hypocrisy is rampant in today’s environmental movement, and Hollywood has provided us with enough stars who are talking the talk—now we need one who will walk the walk...
...Iraqi Kurds say they are helpless against a hardened guerilla group that Turkey itself has failed to defeat in over 20 years of war - Turkey rejects these claims of helplessness, pointing out that the Iraqi Kurdish authorities have not even acted to cut off supply lines to the guerrilla movement's camps.) Amid rising tension, the Turks have threatened cross-border military action against the PKK, and also to close their side of the Ibrahim Kalil border crossing as punishment...